La La Land Mommy: 3 Reasons Why Boosting Your Childs Self Esteem Is Important
I am sure that by now many of you have seen the comments that Giuliana Rancic made about Zendaya. I was really taken aback that a woman of her age would say something about a young woman like Zendaya. If you haven’t I’ll tell you what the uproar was about. Zendaya wore a hairstyle which is called faux locs to the Oscars. For those of you who don’t know what those are faux locs are basically fake dreadlocks that are used as a temporary style where people use yarn, synthetic hair, or human hair to have dreadlocks. Some people even use them as a way to begin their loc journey. I personally loved the look. I thought Zendaya looked gorgeous! You can check it out here. However Giuliana Rancic and some others on the show Fashion Police thought otherwise. Giuliana went as far as to say that Zendaya looked like she smelled of patchouli oil and weed. Of course Giuliana saw nothing wrong with what she said later apologizing saying that what she said had nothing to do with race. However I love Zendaya’s classy response. You can also read it in the link that I shared. However this whole thing reminds me as to why I try to boost my kids self esteem and I thought I would share why.
It took me a really long time to be comfortable with being who I am and grow the confidence to make people either accept me or not. I think I had to realize two things. First not everyone is going to like me and second no matter what people are going to talk about me. Over time I have learned that no one can affect me if I don’t let them. So I have to remain confident in who I am and be happy with who I am. I still have times where I let people get to me but it is very rare now. I don’t want my kids to have to wait as long as I did to realize this so I try to prepare them by not only being truthful with them but by building their self esteem. Self-esteem is important for three reasons:
- It helps them build confidence.
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It allows them to protect themselves and be confident in who they are.
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They don’t have to find someone to make them feel great because they know how to do that themselves.
I think that children should love themselves and be strong enough to protect themselves from bullies such as Giuliana Rancic. Their self-esteem is a great place to start.
What did you think of Giuliana’s comments? How do you boost your kids’ self-esteem?
I thought Guilianna’s comment was out of line, but was something I could have heard Joan Rivers say. I feel like she forgot who she was, Joan could say the most outlandish things and get away with it, as Joan could. It still didn’t make it right, Zendaya handled it like a true lady! She is a great role model, especially when a lot of the young stars are out of control.
Commentators, like GR, are paid to give opinions. If everyone loved everything, there would be no show. I’m really not familiar with Z. or GR’s show but I’m not seeing the bully factor based upon what I read in your post. I do think bully is a highly overused term these days and it detracts from those who are genuinely being bullied when it is used to describe a difference in opinion.
I didn’t hear about Giuliana’s comments. Sad…I really like her usually! I believe self-esteem is important, too. I didn’t have a lot of self-confidence as a kid, and that sometimes carries over into my life now. I’m working on it!
I was taken aback by her comments! I truly hope to raise a confident woman who isn’t a mean girl.
While I do not agree with what Giuliana Rancic said (it was extremely ignorant) that is exactly what she is paid for, to judge. That is the point of the show to shock and stir up conversation. She took it too far and the words were hurtful and unacceptable but the line with those shows can get very blurry. I agree we need to build up children’s self esteem it is one of the most important things we can do for them. I thought Zendaya looked beautiful too.